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Niedersachsen

State in Germany

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NameStatusPopulation
Estimate
1990-12-31		Population
Estimate
2001-12-31		Population
Census
2011-05-09		Population
Census
2022-05-15		Population
Estimate
2024-12-31
Niedersachsen [Lower Saxony]State7,393,3027,956,4167,777,9927,943,2658,004,489
AmmerlandCounty96,737111,994117,912125,961127,751
AurichCounty170,521188,363187,136187,515188,816
BraunschweigCounty-level City258,833245,516242,537252,816252,962
CelleCounty169,734181,962176,690172,308172,449
CloppenburgCounty120,441150,973159,337175,408177,025
CuxhavenCounty192,014206,192198,777197,983198,842
DelmenhorstCounty-level City75,15476,28473,32280,84581,406
DiepholzCounty188,762212,761211,185218,256221,202
EmdenCounty-level City50,73551,18549,78748,92049,202
EmslandCounty263,890304,698311,089328,946334,539
FrieslandCounty94,258101,40298,22999,652100,411
GifhornCounty140,428172,880171,333174,662175,943
GoslarCounty162,022155,610140,137127,606126,775
GöttingenCounty346,444349,808324,822325,699328,028
Grafschaft BentheimCounty119,485131,086133,395142,150144,543
Hameln-PyrmontCounty158,303162,290150,259150,288150,203
HarburgCounty198,416235,110238,443260,929265,864
Heidekreis (Soltau-Fallingbostel)County126,227141,192136,693142,771141,321
HelmstedtCounty100,18499,52791,41090,54690,227
HildesheimCounty285,278293,091277,595267,027267,506
HolzmindenCounty81,42180,86673,54866,15965,581
LeerCounty145,344162,765163,832168,710169,103
Lüchow-DannenbergCounty49,21551,82049,20546,63746,502
LüneburgCounty143,518168,734174,123176,629179,448
Nienburg (Weser)County116,880126,310122,241120,611121,468
NortheimCounty150,744150,100137,445126,230125,623
OldenburgCounty103,509122,550125,015130,329132,008
Oldenburg StadtCounty-level City143,131155,908157,267172,759176,614
OsnabrückCounty309,876355,871350,147356,158354,821
Osnabrück StadtCounty-level City163,168164,195153,699164,898166,057
OsterholzCounty96,212111,473110,907113,025113,598
PeineCounty120,441132,998130,398136,119137,045
Region HannoverCounty1,075,4281,122,0381,102,2401,129,1581,140,888
Rotenburg (Wümme)County141,383163,058162,726163,496165,904
SalzgitterCounty-level City114,355111,69698,895104,215104,970
SchaumburgCounty154,584166,548157,496156,414156,841
StadeCounty169,414192,973195,450204,623207,700
UelzenCounty93,49097,63593,59690,54091,638
VechtaCounty105,408128,189132,293145,112146,539
VerdenCounty117,716133,289132,300136,680138,626
WesermarschCounty90,41394,33290,03388,61388,936
WilhelmshavenCounty-level City90,56184,99477,45175,36675,745
WittmundCounty52,82757,42156,83955,64955,969
WolfenbüttelCounty117,888126,842120,774117,702118,290
WolfsburgCounty-level City128,510121,887119,984127,145129,560
Deutschland [Germany]Federal Republic79,753,22782,440,30980,219,69582,711,28283,577,140

Source: Statistisches Bundesamt Deutschland, Statistical Offices of the German States.

Explanation: Border status: December 31, 2024. For privacy reasons, the statistical office skewed the 2022 census numbers by small amounts. To avoid inconsistencies and negative values, further adjustments are applied here. The 2022 total population of Germany exclude 8,258 persons posted abroad.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (E 2024)
Males3,951,701
Females4,052,788
Age Groups (E 2024)
0-17 years1,348,517
18-64 years4,798,738
65+ years1,857,234
Age Distribution (C 2022)
90+ years83,263
80-89 years509,090
70-79 years725,269
60-69 years1,072,100
50-59 years1,279,637
40-49 years925,877
30-39 years975,309
20-29 years886,394
10-19 years745,411
0-9 years740,922
Religion (C 2022)
Roman Catholics1,223,471
Protestants3,087,042
Other/No/Unknown3,632,754
Citizenship (C 2022)
Germany7,126,641
EU 27 (2020)305,016
Other Citizenship511,608
Citizenship (C 2022)
German7,126,641
Poland83,076
Turkey77,480
Romania59,220
Ukraine57,319
Syria80,578
Italy25,146
Other country433,805
Region of Birth (C 2022)
Germany6,639,753
EU 27 (2020)422,330
Other country881,182
Country of Birth (C 2022)
Germany6,639,753
Poland198,459
Turkey91,515
Russia142,282
Romania55,116
Kazakhstan114,554
Ukraine71,092
Syria80,817
Italy20,238
Other country529,439

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